What's In a Name?

As you can see my blog title is CableCarr if you are not in my immediate family you are probably wondering where did I come up with a name like that. I was a Cable before I married a Carr. I worked in high school at a retail store after school, and many times Alan would take me to work or would come and get me after work and take me home before I had a car of my own. So he was always at the store at closing time. The store manager began calling me CableCarr.

Well when Alan and I got married and I went to the drivers license place to get my name and address changed the license examiner had a field day with that to put it mildly. He tried his best to get me to hyphenate my name Cable-Carr. Although I liked it and I think it sounds catching, I knew I wanted children someday and I wanted them to have the same name as their Daddy and me. Plus, I felt honored to take my husbands name as my own.

So whats in your name? Have you ever wondered why your parents choose your name and what it meant to them at that time? I was given my name because it was my greatgrandfathers name, and my dad has only one given name and the other one that he was given got left off of the birth certificate and it was John after his grandfather. SoI got the female version of part of what my dads name was meant to be.

What about the names of God and or Christ. How many names can you come up with, that are in the Bible that speak of God and or Jesus?

My favorite I Am..... And He is whatever whomever needs HIM to be. Then there are other names like Saviour, Lord, Alpha and Omega, The Lily of the Valley,The Rose of Sharon, Jevohah, Counselour, The Good Shepherd, Father, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Son of David..... How many more can you think of?

Pap

Well today marks 25 years that my granddaddy went on to be with the Lord. He was known to us as Pap. He was 84 when he died and lived his whole adult life waiting for a Saul/Paul on Damascus Road experience to accept the Lord. But, thankful 3 weeks before he died he told us that he was ready to meet the Lord and he had made things right and finally gotten things settled with the Lord.

I spent a lot of time together with Pap, we went to town together, and after my grandmother died we always took flowers to her grave together, a lot. I walked about a mile one way to see him many times as a teenager before I could drive. That was when you could get out and walk in the country. He had a green porch swing that we swang in a lot together talking over things, but not talking about anything.

Then I got license, and a job and a boyfriend, then a husband and I did not have time for my granddaddy. For a while Alan and I lived beside him when Nikki was born. I worked on a public job, had a husband and a new baby, and had just gotten in church and I did not have time for Pap. He would call me every afternoon when I would get home for work to see how I was and how things were going. If only I had been more patient with him when he called and had known and realized that I would not always have Pap around. I wish someone would have told me these things. But if they had would I have listened, probably not. I wish I could go talk to him, tell him things, swing in that green swing with him again on his front porch.

I have a lot of regrets where my granddaddy is concerned and that is something that I have to live with. However, I do want to encourage all of you younger readers to take the time to spend with your parents, grandparents or those that are important to in your life because they will not always be around. I don't want you to have to live with the regrets that I do and to wish that you had taken more time with those that are elderly in your life just because you are busy, tired or just don't want to deal with it today. Enjoy what time you have with them and listen to their stories and learn from their wisdom.

As much as Pap has been on my mind today, Jesus is the one I really want to see and talk with. I have been thinking today about HIM and what all He has done for me. I have a lot to praise HIM for. You see He is the one who has chosen me to be His child. Oh What a Savior Is!!!

Until We Meet Again
Joan

It's Friday

Welcome to the blog world M&M Mommy. I am so glad that our little blog ring is growing. It goes to show you what an influence that we have on others. It is up to us on how we use that influence. We can either use it for the Lord, or we can use it to satisfy self. I want to use it for HIM, because as I learned this week in my memorization verse I am His servant and I need to act like it at all times.

I don't know about you but I am trying to spend more time in the bible this year reading, studying and praying. No, I did not make a New Years Resolution, I am just trying to draw near to HIM. If I draw near to HIM, He will draw nearer to me. It is kinda like a circle, it keeps going and going, and going with no beginning or no end. But I have to make the effort to want more of Him, and He will give me more of Himself. So, why do I neglect it so often? I am trying to set aside time each day to get into the Bible.

My week has been busy, but they all are. I've kept Clayton almost 2 days this week, gone to Hickory twice, went to a funeral today. I have also gone to the gym 4 days this week and walked 30 minutes daily on the tredmill along with losing 4 pounds since last Sat. Along with trying to recover again from this cold stuff that evidently I have never got rid of. It keeps reoccurring. I wish I could lose 4 pounds every week. It would not take me long to lose all the weight I want to. But anyway, I will keep walking, drinking water-yuck- and watching the calories. But I must way the highlight of the week has been spending time with Clayton.

It's all About HIM
Joan

It's Scripture Day

So, I am so excited to finally share my scripture memorization with you. I was working on it as I was driving to Hickory Monday morning and could not wait to share it with you all. So here goes

Isaiah 41:9-10
Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, thou are my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. Fear thou not; for I am with thee; be not dismayed; for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee, yea, I will help thee, yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

I was working on verse 9 Monday saying it over and over in my mind and got to thinking about what I was learning. Oh My! to think that God called me among all the people on the earth and that He chose me to be His child. THAT"S BIG, REAL BIG! I am still pondering on that, I can't get my mind around it, but Thank You Lord even if I can't understand it. And to go on a little bit farther he did not cast me away, He wanted me to be His Child. Then He goes on to tell me not to fear, that He is with me, don't get troubled because I am YOUR GOD. He will strengthen me and also help me. I wish I had the words to describe how these verses alone have touched my heart this week.

I don't know yet what I will try to memorize for Feb 1. For our newcomers to the blog we are trying to memorize scripture together on the 1st and 15th of every month. Then we are going to list the scripture that we have memorized and see how many different ones we can come up with. I saw this challenge on another blog and don't know where I saw it it, but I thought we could do it together anyway. So the next memorization date is Feb 1 and pick any scripture or scriptures.

Until we meet again,
Joan

It's Love.... But What Is It?

The song "My Jesus, I Love Thee" by William Featherstone has been on my mind since Nikki posted it yesterday to describe a dear preacher in our church that went to his eternal home. I read the words over and over several times yesterday and thought about what they were saying. Boy, was she right it describes a saint of Gods walk with HIM. And if ever anyone loved God it was Preacher Hugh. Heavens gain is our loss.

I woke up this morning with the song still on my mind and even looked it up on the internet to read the history of the song. I found nothing about the author of why and how he come to right the song. But, I did find was how God allowed a young actress to use the song for HIS
GLORY.
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/m/j/mjesusil.htm

Go check it out they say it much better than I can. While on the internet I printed the music off and am trying to learn to play it on the piano now.

Well, I was reading the post of our newest member, Amy, about why...to many things she was pondering and about especially why God picks any of us. I came to the conclusion .. It's love... So I began thinking about AGAPE love. I know that is what God's love toward us is. But what is it?

This is my conclusion, after some more reading on the topic. That agape love does not refer to romantic or sexual love, or close friendship or brotherly love. We are the undeserving recipients of whom God "chooses" to pour out His love upon. It is a self-sacrificial love that seeks to benefit the one being loved, and not the one doing the loving. I can't hardly wrap my mind around Gods love for me, can you?

But, I sure am thankful for it. If I am to strive to be like Christ , then I need to love like HIM. And to love like HIM, I must strive to love as HE loved and is loving me. And if I do this the words to " MY JESUS , I LOVE THEE" will have even a deeper meaning.

Because of Christ
Joan
Oh by the way, Amy, Tracy, and Jamie I have tried to comment to on your post and have not been able to.

James 1:19-20

James 1:19-20
Wherefore, my beloved, brethren, let everyman be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

Ouch, OH MY!

This was one of the scriptures in my bible study for today. I don't know about you but I need much help from the Lord to be swift to hear. I find myself in conversations with others talking when I should be only listening. If I would listen more, I would talk less. Although, I don't consider myself hot tempered it does not really matter what I consider myself, it is what God sees isn't it? I surely need to be slower in getting upset or angry. When I get upset or angry I am surely shining and not the Glory and Righteousness of God.

I suppose if I was not already working on memorizing a couple of scripture verse to post for the 15th that these two surely would be good to commit to memory. And not only commit to memory to live by daily. Lord help me live so others can see the righteousness of God.

In Christ,
Joan

I'm Tired

Well this weekend has almost come and gone, and it has been a busy one and I am tired. Yesterday was busy with a few things around the house, and then a ladies meeting at church, then we went to see Alans parents in Marion and on to Rutherfordton to see mine.

Today, has been church for two services and several different things around the church going on. so it has been another busy day.

As you can see I tired to post last night and had a long post wrote and thought I did it all correctly but it never showed up. Whoops. Obviously I did not do something correctly. However, this does not surprise me since I not a technical guru.

Ladies, we only have a few days left to memorize our scriptures. I will have to admit I am having trouble getting mine memorized, but I am still working on it. How about you guys.

Welcome, Stay at home Mom to our blogging world. I am so proud of you and what you are teaching your girls, and admire you for opting to homeschool them when the get a little older. Even though it appears noone else is doing this . You will not regret it.Keep up the good work. Your reward will come one day.

Goodnight and I hope you all have a wonderful week b asking in the Lords Love for You.
Joan